The morning sun was like soft and sweet honey, shining softly on this aquamarine seaside town.

It was the beginning of another day, and people in the town began to get busy. The morning market had already opened, and all kinds of goods were already on sale under the colorful tarps on the street. The fresh fruits and sweet cakes made people unable to walk at a glance.

Closing the aquamarine wooden door, Chris smiled and greeted others, and first went to the landlady's bakery to buy two breadsticks. The landlady looked at him with a smile and said, "You are in high spirits today."

Chris's expression was a little subtle, but he still nodded and said, "Yes, I am waiting for him today too."

Hearing this, the landlady looked at Chris worriedly, and her mouth was full of sincere comfort: "Mr. Xiaoyan will definitely come back, don't be discouraged." After all, different races have their own rules and ways of survival.

The landlady behind did not say it, because although Qi Yan's identity as a mermaid was known to everyone, in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, no one said it, whether in private or in public.

Chris was silent, and finally took the bread, said goodbye, and left the landlady's bakery.

Kerry felt that he had restrained his longing for Qi Yan very much. Ever since that time, when Qi Yan heard a strange song at the seaside, he begged him to let him go back to the sea for a while...

Kerry was reluctant at first, but later, he let Qi Yan go.

It was Qi Yan who saved him, and he would not stop Qi Yan from doing anything. What's more, Qi Yan's race was in trouble, but he stopped Qi Yan from going to save his own family. Not only would he be a sinner, but he would also be hated by Qi Yan.

His cautiousness would be trampled on in that moment.

Kerry wanted to go with Qi Yan, but was stopped by Qi Yan. It was a clear morning, and after Qi Yan left, he never came back.

Chris felt empty inside. For some reason, he felt that he might be alone for the rest of his life.

The longer time passed, the more miserable Chris felt. He did everything in a loop every day, such as bread, jam and milk in the morning, fruits for the day and utensils for the day. At the end of the day, these things would also disappear.

Day after day, Chris felt that he had become numb.

- Is the world without Qi Yan so painful?

Lying on the empty and cold bed every night, falling asleep in the terrifying darkness, Chris felt that his nerves were about to collapse.

A world without Qi Yan is so sad.

I fell asleep in the pitch-black night, but my dream was so eerie and sad. It was the middle of the night again, and I was startled awake. I stared blankly at the deserted room, which was so cold and scary.

I knew long ago... he would not come back.

A sleepless night.

A ray of sunlight shone into the house in the early morning, and Chris got up, tidied himself up, and continued to live a numb life.

I bought bread, jam, milk, and also bought some fruits and candies. Many children would come to listen to stories soon. Chris chuckled bitterly. It should be these children who kept me going until now.

"The sailing team is back!" Several children ran past the street in a hurry. Chris took a look and looked away.

"Back?" A woman came out of the house: "Finally back, it's been half a month, I was so worried!"

Her newly married husband was in the team.

Every month, a group of boats would go out to fish in the town. Because the distance was far, they were called sailing teams. The boats would set out at the beginning of each month and return ten days later, but this time the sailing team took half a month to return. It would be a lie if others didn't worry.

But then again, what delayed them for so long? Could it be that they discovered a new area with a lot of fish?

Chris thought about it and followed everyone's pace to go to the port to take a look.

As he approached the crowd, Chris could hear a sigh or words of disappointment. Kerry's heart sank. Could it be that they encountered some danger and someone was injured?

After pushing through the crowd, Kerry realized that the sailing team had lost their way and didn't catch many fish.

"Ahahaha." The leader laughed awkwardly: "What can we do? It's the third day at sea and the sea is full of fog. It's understandable that they got lost!"

"You made everyone worry for nothing."

"That's right, you actually had the nerve to laugh out loud, really..."

...

Complaining voices came one after another. Kerry turned around silently and was about to leave when he was stopped by the leader.

"Kerry!" The leader ran over: "Although we didn't catch any fish this time, I have a new discovery!"

Kerry blinked, not understanding why he had to tell him about his new discovery.

"We heard the singing of mermaids on a stretch of reefs!" the leader shouted, "It's really the singing of mermaids. The sound is beautiful, as if they are mermaids singing something. However, due to the thick fog, we couldn't hear it clearly, but we remember it clearly."

Chris suddenly grabbed his sturdy arm: "Where is it?!"

"I don't know... the fog is too thick, but I think this should be able to help you."

The joy in Chris's eyes was incomparable. He knew that Qi Yan would not abandon him. Something must have delayed his return, or... he encountered some trouble and was waiting for him to save him!

"I want to go out to sea!"

Chris said, and was about to get on the boat, but was stopped by someone.

"Where are you going to sea now!" The leading uncle shouted, "We will go out to sea again tomorrow, and you can go with us then."

After thinking about it, Chris nodded. After all, he didn't know the place, and the uncle and his friends had been there before.

"You should pack up well tonight. It's not easy to go out to sea. Don't think too simply."

"Well, thank you!"

"You're welcome. We are happy that Mr. Qi Yan is back!"

It can be seen that both adults and children missed Qi Yan very much.

Chris was so excited that he couldn't sleep that night, as if he could see Qi Yan tomorrow. But there was nothing he could do about it. Instead of waiting here like a zombie, it would be better to find him by himself...

The next day, Kerry prepared everything early, ready to set out with the sailing team. This time, many people gathered at the port, men, women, old people and children, they all stood on the platform in twos and threes, and when they saw Kerry, they nodded to him encouragingly.

"You must bring Mr. Qi Yan back!"

"Come on, Mr. Kerry! We're waiting for you to come back!"

"Come on, Kerry."

...

One sentence after another of heartwarming encouragement made Kerry's nose sour. This was the first time he felt so many emotions after Qi Yan left.